¶ Tensegrity (3)
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Tensegrity: Depolarized Orientation of Tensegrity-Octahedron Universal Joint:
“My initial harvest of mathematical structures produced by this new conceptual tool was a family of four tensegrity masts characterized by vertical side-faces of three, four, five, and six each, respectively. The three and four sided masts consisted of discontinuous compression islands of tetrahedral strut groups mounted only in tension one above the other, while the five and six sided masts consisted of local islands of icosahedral and octahedral strut groups mounted vertically above one another, again only by tensional connectors.”
¶ Citations
- “Tensegrity,” PORTFOLIO + ART NEWS, pp. 121-122, Dec. '61
